Behind the camera on ABC miniseries ‘Riot’ with Cinematographer

Martin McGrath ACS

Trish Cahill was Colourist on Riot who, apart from being one of Australia’s most experienced film technicians with over sixty films to her name, humbly carved McGrath’s images into gems. “It’s got to the point now with grading that I’m usually the one saying: Enough!”, says the Cinematographer. 

“Cahill’s eye, however, is remarkable,” says McGrath. “She knows how to blend the colour subtleties and won’t rest until it all settles properly. There were challenges aplenty. Back alleys in the cross, sodium vapour street lamps, battling with new intrusive LED lamps in Sydney, then a warmly lit pub interior.” McGrath’s VariCam seemed to love all this and didn’t seem to take an attitude to the odd casts of colour, “Just gathers them all in for Trish to deal with later. Very reassuring.”

-Excerpt from AC Magazine article “Behind the camera on ABC miniseries ‘Riot’ with Cinematographer Martin McGrath ACS”-